{"id":190442,"date":"2025-09-02T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/dwayne-johnson-in-tears-as-the-smashing-machine-gets-15-minute-ovation-in-venice\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:00:00","slug":"dwayne-johnson-in-tears-as-the-smashing-machine-gets-15-minute-ovation-in-venice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/dwayne-johnson-in-tears-as-the-smashing-machine-gets-15-minute-ovation-in-venice\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne Johnson in tears as The Smashing Machine gets 15-minute ovation in Venice"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Venice International Film Festival<\/a> just witnessed one of its most powerful moments this year, and it had nothing to do with red carpets or photo ops. Instead, Dwayne Johnson<\/a> uncontrollably sobbed as the world premiere audience chanted, cheered, and screamed during a 15-minute standing ovation for his dramatic turn in The Smashing Machine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Monday night\u2019s world premiere at the Sala Grande became an instant festival legend. The actor, who stars as former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Kerr<\/strong>, broke down in tears as the audience erupted into cheers, chants, and applause that stretched into a 15-minute standing ovation, one of the longest at this year\u2019s festival. Meanwhile, the typically composed action star couldn\u2019t hold back his emotions<\/a> as the room celebrated what many are calling his career-defining performance.<\/p>\n